Liza Adams

A few weeks ago I wrote about how traditional management might be changing. Now new data from PwC back this up.

While everyone debates whether AI will replace jobs, companies using AI are seeing some notable results:

• 3x higher revenue per employee

• 56% wage premium for workers with AI skills

• Skills changing 66% faster in AI roles

• Every industry now expanding AI usage

This connects directly to what I shared before about small teams managing AI while focusing on human relationships.

“It is time to stop pretending that the world isn’t changing, and time to start taking control to get the future we want.”

There’s room to be thoughtful about how we respond.

Here are some ways to stay curious:

• Pick one repetitive task and see if AI can help

• Notice what you could focus on if routine work took less time

• Ask your team what they wish they had more capacity for

The data shows clear trends. How we respond is still up to us.

Links to the PwC report and my previous posts relevant to the topic are in the comments.

1) PwC 2025 Global AI Jobs Report – https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/issues/artificial-intelligence/ai-jobs-barometer.html

2) The Re-imagined Era of Entrepreneurship – https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lizaadams_ever-notice-how-many-people-say-i-dont-activity-7306311970809384960-OPLS?

3) Moving from Org Charts to Work Charts – https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-breaking-department-silos-moving-from-org-charts-work-liza-adams-dqumc

I’ve always loved sports. From the Bolder Boulder 10K to Grand Slams, World Championships, the Olympics, there’s something deeply human about watching athletes pour everything into their sport. The struggle, the fight, the raw emotion of victory and defeat.

My late dad instilled this love in me. Growing up in Manila, we’d play volleyball and jai alai together, then watch boxing, basketball, and tennis. Those moments taught me to see the beauty in human determination.

This weekend I had work to catch up on before traveling, but I couldn’t miss the French Open. Yesterday’s women’s final between Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka was incredible. Two athletes leaving everything on the court in one of the most compelling finals I’ve seen in women’s tennis in years.

Congratulations Coco! We’re so proud of you! Aryna, your fight promises many more Grand Slam battles ahead.

I didn’t have to choose between work and watching. While enjoying the women’s final yesterday, I was collaborating with AI about voice, image, and multimedia search impacts on advertising. ChatGPT and Gemini handled deep research. Claude helped me test my hypotheses and code an interactive model for different adoption scenarios.

I got more work done than ever while enjoying every moment of the match.

We’re living in a remarkable time. AI gives us more space to be human. We can be present for what makes us human while achieving things that seemed impossible just years ago.

This is just the beginning. Ready to enjoy this men’s final. Although I miss Nadal so much, I’m here to cheer on Alcaraz!

The hardest part isn’t AI. It’s us.

It’s the mindset and behavior shift — whether you’re a team of 5 or 500 — from using AI as a tool to guiding it as a teammate. The transformation can start quickly when you put people first.

I loved seeing this happen with Intuit’s marketing and communications team:

• 170 professionals became nearly 600 by building ~400 AI teammates in just a few hours

• The shift from AI primarily for content creation to AI for ideation, research, analytics, automation, and personalization

• From curiosity to confidence with everyone hands-on keyboard, learning together

What amazed me most was watching them move from wondering what AI could do to confidently building AI teammates they’d use immediately. Seeing the possibilities when AI handles repetitive tasks and serves as a thought partner. That’s when real adoption happens.

This team is going to inspire others and truly reimagine how work gets done. What a gift – a company investing in upskilling its people for both business growth and individual career success.

Many thanks Mos’ Okediji, Kim Klinedinst Miller, Emily Valencia, and Jessica Cheng for the opportunity to keynote these sessions. You’ve inspired me right back. Natalie Lambert, I loved partnering with you and learning alongside you.

Nothing energizes me more than seeing this kind of impact in action.

See Mos’ original post in the comments below.

Here’s Mos’ Okediji’s original post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mokediji_excited-to-share-highlights-from-our-q4-activity-7331826252741308416-4AsT?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAABO9I0BwLXGa43-7PJLaexXcn71tIaW5sc